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Water parks are most often found in coastal resort areas of the United States, although they also can be found in land-locked lake and river regions, too. These parks offer various water-oriented activities, including pools, water slides, splash pads, spray areas, running rivers and automated big surf or flow-riders pools.

Clarion Resort Waterpark

The Clarion Resort Waterpark is adjacent to the Clarion Hotel in Kissimmee, about 15 minutes from Orlando along the Florida Turnpike. The Clarion is a nonsmoking property offering a business center and fitness center. Its water park offers a range of water play, including variously sized slides, a lazy river, interactive water play area and a swimming lagoon.

Clarion Resort Waterpark

2261 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway

Kissimmee, FL 34744

407-846-2221

clarionwaterpark.com

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort is a budget hotel at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista. Amenities are limited, since the idea is to get the family out of the room and off on various adventures. The property is adjacent to two water-play areas, including Disney's Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. These areas offer real water activity value for the whole family, including numerous fast water slides, various kids' areas and flow riding, in addition to snorkeling pools.

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort

1901 West Buena Vista Drive

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

407-939-7675

disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/all-star-movies-resort/

Seminole Hard Rock Resort

The Seminole Hard Rock is in Tampa, just off the Interstate 4 loop. The Hard Rock is primarily oriented to the hotel/casino trade. Typical conferencing and business amenities are available. However, when you aren't at a meeting or hitting the tables, the property offers a great way to relax in the resort's sophisticated water park. Play activities include a moving lagoon, variously sized slides and an excellent waterfall ride.

Seminole Hard Rock Resort-Tampa

5223 Orient Road

Tampa, FL 33610

813-627-7625

seminolehardrock.com

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Since 1984, Rick Carlton has authored more than 450 articles on the principles, application, analysis and deployment of interoperable enterprise technologies. Additionally, he has written more than 150 feature articles on aviation, auto and motorsports topics including work for The Auto Channel, "Automobile," "Flight Training" and "On-Track" magazine. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

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